With 572 exhibitors and a nearly 15,000 in attendance at ISTE 2017, it’s a given that the expo hall draws a crowd. It was standing room only as educators search for ideas, tools and resources for their schools and classrooms.

Attendees at ISTE 2017 got a taste of the fun and excitement at this year’s Edtech Start Up Pitch Fest where company representatives had five minutes to present their product, followed by three minutes of questions from judges.

What the Trump presidency means for edtech policy remains to be seen, but it’s possible the administration will have a significant impact on federal policy gains that edtech advocates made during the Obama administration.

Students who are not empowered report surface learning as their goal — learning enough to meet the teachers’ expectations but no more. In the ISTE Standards PD that ISTE and Metiri Group are co-designing, surface learning is defined as acquiring facts, skills and methods that result in automaticity.

The Monuments Project doesn’t just teach students about history. It challenges them to do the work of historians. In the process, students are also learning what it means to be engaged global citizens who can leverage technology to collaborate, research, educate and motivate others.

Mindcraft's design-oriented gameplay allows kids to explore a wide variety of interests within the game environment — and young animators, engineers and even musicians are getting creative about translating their outside passions into the game realm.

The massive shifts technology and globalization are expected to wreak on the workplace have already begun. In many industries and countries, some of the most in-demand jobs didn’t even exist five or 10 years ago — and the pace of change will only accelerate.

Using a mobile device, augmented reality (AR) superimposes computer-generated images, videos and animation onto the real world, and it has the potential to become an exciting tool for enhancing curricula and inspiring creativity in schools.

Ushering in large-scale change to a school or district requires a deep cultural shift. That’s why many education leaders choose to send an entire team to the ISTE Conference & Expo to gather ideas and collaborate on solutions.

In this EdTekTalk, Code.org and Hour of Code co-founder Hadi Partovi explains why schools in the digital age must teach computer science as a foundational skill, just like biology and math — and why the U.S. is missing a major economic opportunity if they don't.

Districts from around the country are spending millions on mobile devices and many are allowing students to bring their own technology to school. But effective learning with tech doesn't happen magically.

At the ISTE 2016 Ed Tech Start-Up Pitch Fest, company representatives had five minutes to pitch their ideas followed by a three-minute question-and-answer session with judges. The winners of this year's competition were Books that Grow and Cogent Education.

Futurist and theoretical physicist Michio Kaku has some advice on how educators can inspire students to be big thinkers. The ISTE 2016 keynote speaker will share some of his own ideas in Denver this summer.

Asking students what they want to be when they grow up is no longer relevant in our rapidly changing workforce. Jaime Casap, chief education evangelist for Google, offers 17 questions we should be asking instead.

It's time to move digital citizenship to the activism stage. Students should be encouraged to use digital tools to improve the world around us, to support causes, empower others and create better environments.

Since Google Cardboard was released last year, the number of virtual reality experiences available has increased dramatically. Here are some VR apps that educators can use for different subject areas, grade levels and learning goals.

Adam Braun, founder of Pencils of Promise, motivated educators during his ISTE 2015 EdTekTalk with the inspiring story of the genesis of his educational nonprofit and with words of wisdom that apply to everyday life.

Russian roboticist Sergei Lupashin says the best way to get students interested in STEM is by engaging learners in competitions that challenge them to imagine, create and refine solutions to real-world problems.

The Burlington High School Help Desk in Massachusetts is one of the first and most successful student-run genius bars in the nation. Facilitator Jenn Scheffer gives her step-by-step guide for starting a student tech team in your school.

Nearly 16,000 attendees traveled from 76 nations around the world to Philadelphia for ISTE 2015. Check out our infographic for a breakdown of some of the other awe-inspiring stats that result when so many passionate educators gather in one place for a common cause.

At ISTE 2015 Tuesday, attendees were treated to a poignant keynote by Jack Gallagher, a Point/Counterpoint style debate about coding in schools, and lots of excitement in the Expo Hall, ISTE Central and the playgrounds.

Comedian Jack Gallagher will perform a one-hour adaptation of his one-man play, “A Different Kind of Cool,” at ISTE 2015. Gallagher speaks poignantly about how raising an autistic son has changed his perspective.

Award-winning journalist and activist Soledad O'Brien inspired attendees to use technology tools not for technology's sake, but to improve equity and access so all students, regardless of background, have the chance to succeed.

The most compelling topics among educators who embrace technology for learning and teaching are not about the tech at all, but about the students. Here’s a list of the hottest topics in ed tech for 2017.